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Me too! I go from being extremely happy to extremely sad in an instant. I'm not a mood swing kinda girl normally. I have given up everything that isn't macro except coffee and sugarless gum. Still workin on those 2. Oh and pomegranate juice too. My skin is a mess and I can't fall asleep and then I can't wake up. I'm starting to really enjoy the clean, yummy food, sea vegetables and all, and I'm never hungry but I'm so constipated. This is a lot more food than I'm used to eating and I'm bloated all the time too. I have been vegan for two years and vegetarian for many years before that. None of this food is new to me except the sea vegetables and some of the more exotic vegetables (daikon, burdock etc.) And I never used mirin or rice syrup before either. I don't eat much soy so that's not it. Only tofu 2 x's in the past 2 weeks and in one cup of coffee a day I use soy creamer. Oh wait- and the plums, they are new! Which I love. I haven't made the pickles yet and I'm picking up cheesecloth today so I can make the radishes in the book. I'm hoping that will help with the digestion. I'm eatting about 1 cup of rice 1/2 cup of beans and 1 1/2 cups of cooked vegetables with sea vegetables at dinner and lunch. Leftover grain porridge for breakfast with an umeboshi plum, walnuts, rice syrup and ground flax seeds and 1 cup of miso soup as a snack per day. I use 1/2 cup of rice/barley mixture for the porridge. I am soaking and cooking my grain and beans with kombu to cut down on the gassiness and still my stomach is sooo bloated. I am not trying to lose any weight. I am doing this diet because I want to feel healthier and have more energy. I wasn't eating enough before. Could that be why I am feeling so awful? Are my portions too big or out of whack? Should I eat less of something and more of something else? Worst case scenario- how long does detox take? I feel awful and I really don't want to make the holiday party rounds lookin' a hot mess as I do!

Hi,
Over Thanksgiving I woke up with a sore throat and aches but no fever. I felt okay later but then the coughing started with the phlegm and another sore throat a couple days later. I have been very mucousy in the mornings and having very disturbing dreams. They are just plain WEIRD! I wonder if it's all these thoughts I had stifled below the gunk. Who knows but it has to be detox. I haven't had even a cold in a couple years and it's flu-like symptoms but no flu. It seems to be getting better after a week and a half. Anyways, about this time I also seemed to drop about 4 pounds in one week. It's been a month in with more superhero meals, and this is the first weight loss I've experienced. I've also given up most alcohol and I'm pretty sure that is having a dramatic impact as well. I really hope I stabilize in the next couple weeks - I feel so out of whack!
-Jules

Everybody responds to detox differently. It's very benefical to get massages during this time and plenty of rest.Your body is going through a battle and you will soon emerge the warrior that you are.If you can handle firm pressure then try a deep tissue massage. This helps to release alot of nasty toxins in your body. Drink plenty of water afterwards so the toxins get flushed out.

i'm OK without it.

i had 2 days where i was absolutely exhausted. i drank a lot of water and napped on and off when i could (luckily it was the weekend for me). doing a hot body scrub and/or taking a brisk walk in the cold woke me up enough to do some school work. (i'm in law school.. ugh)

this semester i lucked out though and i have all afternoon classes. next semester i'm back to the 9am thing, so i don't know how i'll be functioning then... usually i need some stimulation to stay awake during the boring 9ams. i'm either going to have to start sleeping at 10pm, or resort to yerba mate or something.

btw, have you tried yerba mate tea? it has caffeine, but it's a lot gentler. it doesn't give you the bad crash when it wears off.

I've been extremely phlegmy lately, which I have heard from a lot people on this site that they are experiencing this too as a detox symptom. The weird part about me being phlegmy though is that I really was not a big dairy person to being with. I've been vegan/superhero for a little over a month. But practically my whole life I have never been a milk drinker (always soy or rice - but not even those much), always extremely disliked eggs too. Though I was on and off with yogurt at times in my life. So the thing that I mostly gave up was meat. I have to say I think I ate pretty healthy practially my whole life, though definitely not on the same level as superhero. Should phlegm still be a normal detox symptom for me given those circumstances? I feel Wonderful otherwise, but this is annoying because it tastes weird too. Thanks guys - you are all fabulous.